plotly / plotly/plotly.js

Showticklabels=false and title_standoff not None moves xaxis-title to top

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Description

Very strange indeed.

fig = go.Figure()
fig.add_scatter(x=[1,2,3],y=[5,6,7])
fig.update_xaxes(title='Test', title_standoff=0, showticklabels=False)

produces:
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Start by running the provided plotly.js figure example with an x-axis title, title_standoff=0, and showticklabels=false. Trace the x-axis title layout and rendering behavior, then verify the fix against this reproduction so the title no longer moves unexpectedly to the top.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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